Forres Academy
Burdsyard Road, Forres, IV36 1FG
- Phase
- Secondary
- Denomination
- Non-denominational
- Pupils on roll
- 860
- SEED code
- 5203031
- Local authority
- Moray
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01309 672271
About this school
Forres Academy is a secondary school in Forres. It has 860 pupils on roll.
Education Scotland's latest report on the school is linked below. The pupil census figures the Scottish Government publishes, among them the school roll, are shown below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Education Scotland inspection
Education Scotland evaluates schools against How good is our school? quality indicators on a six-point scale, from Excellent to Unsatisfactory. Those evaluations are published in the inspection report, which OfferDay links to in full rather than reproducing.
Read the full inspection report on Education Scotland's website
School characteristics
From the Scottish Government pupil census, latest 3 years.
Pupils by home-area deprivation
Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile, 2025 census. Q1 is the most deprived fifth of areas in Scotland, Q5 the least.
- Q1 (most deprived)
- 7 (1%)
- Q2
- 137 (16%)
- Q3
- 341 (40%)
- Q4
- 308 (36%)
- Q5 (least deprived)
- 67 (8%)
Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so OfferDay does not show exam or achievement figures for Scottish schools. Education Scotland reports on each school, and the Scottish Government publishes results at national level.
Location
Nearby schools
-
Nairn Academy10.2 miles
Secondary
-
Applegrove Primary School0.3 miles
Primary
-
Anderson's Primary School0.5 miles
Primary
-
Pilmuir Primary School0.6 miles
Primary
-
Dyke Primary School3.0 miles
Primary
Other schools in Forres
- Anderson's Primary School Primary
- Applegrove Primary School Primary
- Dyke Primary School Primary
- Kinloss Primary School Primary
- Logie Primary School Primary
- Pilmuir Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What kind of school is Forres Academy?
- Forres Academy is a secondary school in Forres.
- When was Forres Academy last inspected?
- Education Scotland has inspected Forres Academy, and its most recent report is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the inspection date and a link to the published report.
- How big is Forres Academy?
- Forres Academy has 860 pupils on roll.
- Does Forres Academy publish exam results?
- Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so this page shows the pupil-census figures its government does release, such as the school roll, rather than exam results. Its inspection report is on the Education Scotland website.
School details and pupil characteristics come from the Scottish Government's school contact list and pupil census. Inspection information comes from Education Scotland. OfferDay links to each inspection report rather than reproducing it. This page was last updated on 17 June 2025.